Knight

See also: knight

English

Etymology

From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (youth; servant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Proper noun

Knight

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
  2. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Knight is the 209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 136,713 individuals. Knight is most common among White (72.31%) and Black (21.61%) individuals.

See also

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